Samar Kargbo (he/him) is a speaker, podcast host, and author who helps nonprofit leaders and passionate professionals recover from burnout and reconnect with their purpose. Drawing on years of experience in leadership and personal development, he equips his clients with practical strategies to gain clarity, build confidence, and take ownership of their path forward. Through grounded conversations and transformative coaching, Samar’s work centers on one goal: helping people lead with intention and thrive—personally and professionally.

Read more about him and hire him for coaching! https://samarthinks.com/

Join me as I talk with Tim Boyle, VP of THG Financial about why everyone should have life insurance. You might be thinking: I have life insurance through work, or I have money in the bank to cover my funeral or cremation if I get eaten by an alligator. And while that may be true, do you really want to think about gaining access to those funds after your family is mourning your premature demise from the unfortunate encounter with a polar bear? Probably not. Listen on to hear more.

We talk about term life insurance and whole life insurance and alligators.

Join me as I speak to Mike Reed, founder of Single and Sober, a sober dating website where people can connect and love and companionship. Mike and I talk about getting sober, being sober curious, AA and therapy. Oh and there's more! Listen here!

Visit Single and Sober here:

https://singleandsober.com/

Follow Mike on Blue Sky: @singleandsober.bsky.social

Join me as I interview guitarist Alejandro Gomez about his new band: Dreams As Nightmares.

Hailing from the city of sin, Las Vegas, Nevada, Dreams As Nightmares is a fresh voice in metal-core, influenced by genre-related bands like ERRA and Tesseract, while dipping into the melodic essence from artists like Dio and Alice in Chains. Their music blends technical finesse and raw emotion, offering a sound that’s both powerful and deeply relatable, crafting a sonic space where fans can feel seen and supported through the embrace of tough times and challenges. Their debut single "Into The Storm" (2025) sets the bar as the starting point of a journey where members and fans will be a towering force to be reckoned with by the world.

Dreams As Nightmares was conceived in 2023 as the project of guitarist Alejandro Gomez, after having parted ways with his past projects Image Intent and Damaged Savage. Following the creation of the project, he joined forces with Rich Thomas from Auralight (AZ) and A Suffocating Lie (CA) and independent singer/songwriter Connor Hetzel, adding a powerful vocal duo, combining raw screaming with prominent cleans, and opening the doors to a wider audience. Subsequently, the addition of guitarist Thomas Velasquez of Tree Frog Express and The Noir Movement made the band a creative powerhouse, combining different musical backgrounds, leading to the refinement of the band's catalog. With the late addition of drummer Mike McGuinness, the band completed its lineup to begin their live music endeavor.

https://www.dreamsasnightmares.com/

When some close to you dies by suicide, the grief can be feel unbearable. Noam Schneck PHD joins me to discuss his research on how the brain responds to the loss of a loved one who has taken their life.

More about Noam:

Dr. Schneck studies the way that people adapt to the suicide loss of a loved one. Specifically, his research aims to identify unconscious processes of coping with the loss that help people grow and adapt while also allowing them to remain engaged in current life demands. These unconscious processes are identified using a machine learning based approach to functional magnetic resonance brain imaging called neural decoding. The goal of this research is to ultimately develop a treatment technique that would entrain greater unconscious processing of the loss.

IN THE NEWS:

1. Survive Together Study

https://themighty.com/2018/08/survive-together-suicide-loss-survivor-study/(link is external and opens in a new window)

2. The Dana Foundation Blog

https://danablog.org/tag/noam-schneck/(link is external and opens in a new window)

3. Suicide Survivor Study

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/health/study-could-help-people-dealing-with-suicide-loss/97-455104640(link is external and opens in a new window)

4. Bereaved People Unconsciously Suppress Thoughts of Lost Loved Ones

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2189378-bereaved-people-unconsciously-suppress-thoughts-of-lost-loved-ones/(link is external and opens in a new window)

Tim Boyle began his career in the financial services profession as an insurance telemarketer for Allstate Financial at the age of 15. Working there throughout high school and college, Tim held various roles and was promoted to his first management position by age 19. After graduating from the University of Alabama, he opened a successful, independent insurance agency in Charlotte, North Carolina, before joining AAA at 23 where he created their Life Insurance Career Distribution Channel. Currently, Tim is the Vice president of Advisor Growth and Development for THG Financial where he is responsible for a team of 25 advisors throughout New England.

Connect with Tim on Linked in - https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-s-boyle-clu-fscp-7911301a5/

Composer John Jesensky and I talk about music, Inspector Gadget, Thomas Newman, piano, and more!

Composer/conductor JOHN JESENSKY earned his B.M. in Music Composition from the Hartt

School of Music under the tutelage of composer Stephen Gryc, as well as leading wind ensemble

conductor Glen Adsit. John was awarded his M.M. in Film Composition from New York

University, where he studied with renown film composers Ira Newborn and Sonny Kompanek.

During his tenure at NYU, Jesensky’s score for Michael Daugherty’s short film, "Season’s

Greetings," won the Skirball Film Scoring Competition.  Upon graduation, he was presented the

Elmer Bernstein Award for Film Composition.

His film scores have made appearances and won awards at events such as the Cannes Film

Festival, L.A. Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Hollyshorts Film Festival, D.C. Film Festival

and Phoenix Film Festival. He has collaborated with some of the film world’s finest composers

including John Williams, and Danny Elfman.

During his conducting tenure, he has directed premiere ensembles of North and South

America, Europe, and Asia in performances of his original music, The Harry Potter Film Concert

Series, Star Wars, The Godfather, Titanic, It’s a Wonderful Life, along with countless other

works from both the film and classical worlds.

Jesensky remains an active composer/conductor in New York. www.johnjesensky.com

Join me and my guest author Daniel Aegan as we discuss the downfall of the artist formerly known as Twitter and how to steal a pizza. Daniel is a dark humorist, writer and tarot reader. Find him at www.danielaegan.com

In this episode, Michelle Tillis Lederman talks about her book, The Connector's Advantage. What does it mean to have a mindset of abundance? How can one be conscientious and maintain fulfilling relationships? Learn how being generous is good for you and the person who receives your gifts.

Here's more about Michelle:

Michelle is an accomplished speaker, trainer, coach, and author of four books including The Connector’s Advantage, The 11 Laws of Likability, Heroes Get Hired and Nail The Interview – Land The Job. Named by Forbes as one of the 25 Professional Networking Experts and one of the Top 30 Communications Professionals by Global Gurus, she is also a former NYU professor, financial executive, and recovering CPA. She teaches from experience and shares what she’s learned during her extensive career. Michelle’s clients range from government to academia to non-profit to Fortune 500 companies including; Madison Square Garden, Citi, Johnson & Johnson, Ernst & Young, Deutsche Bank, Michigan State University, Columbia Business School, Target, Sony, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, and The Museum of Modern Art.

Michelle received her BS from Lehigh University, her MBA from Columbia Business School, and her PCC accreditation from the International Coaching Federation. She is certified in the Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching method.

Michelle lives in New Jersey with her husband, two sons, and two rescued dogs.

https://michelletillislederman.com/

Join me as I talk with the lovely Bryanna Gary, creator of The Angry Noodle blog! Bryanna is a neurospicy rockstar who creates "silly little guys." She's a streamer, gamer and a badass. She is an alumna of NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where I also went. We love Bryanna, who also goes by Brie or Brioche. Here's more about The Angry Noodle:

The Angry Noodle is a blog for all things writing, science fiction, fantasy, horror, worldbuilding, and more. I intended it to be a space for writers and readers of speculative fiction alike.

On this little noodle site of mine, you’ll find a wide range of speculative fiction content: worldbuilding, magicbuilding, writing advice, writing inspiration, science fiction and fantasy-themed personality quizzes, and more!

https://theangrynoodle.com/

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